CN104135892B - Oral care implement - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of oral care implement (100), has at the head (120) scrubbing the cleaning action that period realization strengthens. In an embodiment, the present invention can be oral care implement, comprising: shank (110), proximally extends to far-end; Head, comprising: cantilever (130), extends from the far-end of shank; Spherule (160), gives prominence to from the front surface (131) of cantilever; Rigid plate (140), this rigid plate is by separating between gap (151) and cantilever; And the first resilient material (150) in gap, rigid plate is connected to flexibly cantilever, the first resilient material encapsulating spherule also covers the rear surface (142) of rigid plate and the front surface of cantilever; Multiple tooth cleaning components (143), extends from the front surface of rigid plate; And rigid plate in response to be applied to head power of scrubbing and around spherule pivotable.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to oral care implement, and specifically relates to the oral care implement having at the head scrubbing the cleaning action that period realization strengthens, such as toothbrush.
Background technology
Exist and have manually and/or the multiple toothbrush configurations of the removable cleaning element of Mechanical Driven. But, these toothbrush configurations comprise the cleaning element extended from rigid head portion. The profile that tooth and gums are inherently intricate. Owing to cleaning element is to the rigid nature of the attached company of the head of toothbrush, the orientation of cleaning element is not flexibly. Therefore, there is the demand to a kind of like this toothbrush: this toothbrush is in order in the better snappiness scrubbing the cleaning action improved and strengthen of period and realize cleaning element.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to oral care implement. In one aspect, oral care implement can comprise shank and head. Head comprises cantilever, pivot structure and the rigid plate by separating between gap and cantilever. Rigid plate comprises the multiple tooth cleaning components extended from it. Gap-fill resilient material. Therefore, oral care implement facilitates rigid plate in response to being applied to the power of scrubbing of head and pivotally structure pivotable.
In an embodiment, the present invention can be a kind of oral care implement, comprising: shank, longitudinally axis proximally extends to far-end; Head, comprising: cantilever, is connected to the far-end of shank and longitudinally extends from the far-end of shank; Spherule, gives prominence to from the front surface of cantilever; Rigid plate, has front surface and rear surface, and this rigid plate is positioned at above cantilever so that rigid plate is by separating between gap and cantilever; And the first resilient material in gap, rigid plate is connected to flexibly cantilever, the first resilient material encapsulates spherule and the front surface of the rear surface of wrapper plate and cantilever; Multiple tooth cleaning components, is connected to the front surface of rigid plate and extends from the front surface of rigid plate; And rigid plate, in response to be applied to head power and around spherule pivotable.
In another embodiment, the present invention can be a kind of oral care implement, comprising: shank, longitudinally axis proximally extends to far-end; Head, comprising: cantilever, longitudinally extends from the far-end of shank; Pivot structure, gives prominence to from the front surface of cantilever; Rigid plate, has front surface and rear surface, and this rigid plate is positioned at above cantilever so that rigid plate is by separating between gap and cantilever, and this rigid plate longitudinally extends beyond the far-end of cantilever; And the first resilient material in gap, rigid plate is connected to flexibly cantilever, the first resilient material is encapsulated pivot structure and is covered the rear surface of rigid plate and the front surface of cantilever; Multiple tooth cleaning components, is connected to the front surface of rigid plate and extends from the front surface of rigid plate; And rigid plate, in response to be applied to head power and relative to cantilever pivotally structure pivotable.
In an embodiment again, the present invention can be a kind of oral care implement, comprising: shank, longitudinally axis proximally extends to far-end; Head, comprising: cantilever, longitudinally extends from the far-end of shank and forms the front longitudinal layer of head; Rigid plate, has front surface and rear surface, and this rigid plate is positioned at above cantilever so that rigid plate is by separating between gap and cantilever, and this rigid plate forms the rear longitudinal layer of head; And the first resilient material in gap, rigid plate is connected to flexibly cantilever, this resilient material covers the rear surface of rigid plate and the front surface of cantilever, the middle longitudinal layer that the first resilient material is formed between front longitudinal layer and rear longitudinal layer; Multiple tooth cleaning components, is connected to the front surface of rigid plate and extends from the front surface of rigid plate.
The further scope of application of the present invention will be become apparent by detailed description provided below. Although it is to be understood that describe in detail and concrete example instruction the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but it is only intended to for illustrative purposes, and also not intended to be limits the scope of the invention.
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The present invention will be more fully understood by the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the side-view of the oral care implement according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the frontview of the oral care implement of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the close-up view of the region III of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the sectional view intercepted along the line IV-IV of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 A is the sectional view intercepted along the line IVA-IVA of Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 A is the close-up view shown in Fig. 3, and wherein the rigid plate of head is just in a longitudinal direction towards shank pivotable;
Fig. 5 B is the close-up view shown in Fig. 3, and wherein the rigid plate of head is just in a longitudinal direction away from shank pivotable;
Fig. 5 C is the close-up view shown in Fig. 3, wherein the rigid plate of head pivotable just in the first lateral direction;
Fig. 5 D is the close-up view shown in Fig. 3, and wherein the rigid plate of head is just in the 2nd pivotable in a lateral direction; And
Fig. 6 is the head of oral care implement according to the second embodiment of the present invention and the sectional view of the far-end of shank.
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The following description of (multiple) preferred embodiment is only exemplary in essence, and is never intended to restriction invention, its application, or uses.
The description of the illustrative embodiment of the principle according to the present invention is intended to read by reference to the accompanying drawings, and accompanying drawing will be regarded as a part for whole written description. In the description of the exemplary embodiment of invention disclosed herein, it is only be intended to for convenience of description to any quoting of direction or orientation, and also not intended to be limits the scope of the invention by any way. Such as " bottom ", " top ", " level ", " vertically ", " top ", " lower section ", " on ", D score, "left", "right", " top ", " end ", such as, " front " and " afterwards " and derivative thereof (" level ground ", " down ", " to Shangdi " etc.) relative terms be interpreted as referring to as described subsequently or such as the orientation as shown in the accompanying drawing discussed. These relative terms are only for convenience of description, and do not require that equipment is with certain orientation structure or operation, points out unless specifically so. The such as term of " attached company ", " consolidation ", " connection ", " connection ", " interconnection ", " fixing " and similar word refers to that wherein structure directly or is indirectly fixed by structure between two parties or is attached to relation each other, and activity or the attached company of rigidity or relation, unless pointed out in addition clearly. In addition, the useful effect of the characteristic sum of the present invention describes by referring to this paper example shown embodiment. Therefore, the present invention obviously should not be limited to this type of exemplary embodiment, even if it is pointed out as preferably. Discussion herein describes and shows can some possible non-limiting combinations of feature of Individual existence or other combination of feature. The scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims.
Simultaneously referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, oral care implement 100 according to an embodiment of the invention will be described. In the embodiment illustrated, the form of oral care implement 100 in manual toothbrush. But, in some other embodiment, oral care implement 100 can present other form, such as, as electric toothbrush, tongue scraper, gums and soft tissue cleanser, tooth flusher, between cog device, tooth polishers, the utensil with handles of specialized designs having tooth and engaging element or be usually used in the utensil of other type any of mouth care. Thus, it is to be understood that invention discussed in this article design can be applicable to the oral care implement of any type, unless specified the oral care implement of particular type in detail in the claims.
Oral care implement 100 comprises shank 110 and head 120 substantially. Shank 110 longitudinally axis A-A proximally 111 extend to far-end 112. Shank 110 is slim-lined construction, and it provides user to can be used to keep during use and handle the mechanism of oral care implement 100. Shank 110 can present different shape, profile and configuration, and they all do not limit the present invention. In the embodiment illustrated, shank 110 is formed by hard plastic material, such as but not limited to: polypropylene; The polymkeric substance of ethene, propylene, divinyl and multipolymer; The polyester of vinyl compound and such as polyethylene terephthalate. Certainly, the present invention is not confined to this in all embodiments, and shank 110 can shank 110 part or all of on be formed with the resilient material of such as thermoplastic elastomer so that what strengthen shank 110 during use can gripability.
Head 120 proximally extends to distal side edge 121 in edge 122. In addition, the head 120 of oral care implement 100 comprises cantilever 130, rigid plate 140 and resilient material 150 substantially. Cantilever 130 is connected to far-end 112 and distally 112 extension of shank 110. Cantilever 130 is formed by the rigid material of such as hard plastic material. Specifically, in the embodiment illustrated, cantilever 130 and shank 110 form and are formed by the material identical with shank 110. But, the present invention is not confined to this in all embodiments, and in some other embodiment, cantilever 130 can separately be formed with shank 110 and be connected to shank at the relatively latter stage of manufacturing processed by any suitable technique known in the art, includes but not limited to thermo-welding or ultra-sonic welded, the assembling that closely cooperates, connects sleeve pipe, is threadedly engaged, bonds or fastening piece.
In addition, rigid plate 140 is also formed by rigid material, such as, one in the hard plastic material enumerated about shank 110 and cantilever 130 above. But, as hereafter will discussed in more detail, rigid plate 140 is separated with cantilever 130 or shank 110 and is not directly connected to cantilever 130 or shank 110. Therefore, rigid plate 140 (with the rigid material forming rigid plate 140) and the isolation of both shank 110 and cantilever 130 so that rigid plate 140 forms the bristle support plate of the free-floating of oral care implement 100. Rigid plate 140 realizes to the attached company of cantilever 130 via the first resilient material 150, as discussed below. Form oral care implement 100 by this way to make rigid plate 140 can carry out 360 degree of pivotables to move, as hereafter with reference to Fig. 5 A-5D in greater detail.
Although rigid plate 140, shank 110 and cantilever 130 are described as here being formed by rigid material, but rigid material is not confined to endure with all one's will completely in all embodiments and the material of not deflection. On the contrary, term " rigidity " is used for herein relative to resilient material 150 to describe the material of rigid plate 140, shank 110 and cantilever 130. Therefore, in certain embodiments, rigid plate 140, shank 110 and cantilever 130 may can carry out flexure to a certain degree and movement, but harder than resilient material 150 or harder, to be conducive to the pivotable of rigid plate 140 to move, as will be described in more detail.
Now simultaneously referring to Fig. 3 to Fig. 4 A, oral care implement 100 will be described more in detail. Rigid plate 140 extends to the proximal 122 of head from the distal side edge 121 of head 120. In addition, rigid plate 140 comprises periphery edge 184, and it forms the periphery edge of head 120. Rigid plate 140 comprises front surface 141 and relative rear surface 142. Multiple tooth cleaning components 143 is connected to the front surface 141 of rigid plate 140 and outwards extends from front surface 141. In the embodiment illustrated, tooth cleaning components 143 is shown generically. The exact amount of tooth cleaning components 143, size and configuration should not limit the present invention, unless specified so in detail in the claims. Tooth cleaning components 143 can be particularly suitable for brushing teeth, or replace cleaning teeth or can be particularly suitable for polishing tooth except cleaning teeth.
As used herein, term " tooth cleaning components " be used in general sense representing be used for by contact facing surfaces cleaning, such as, polishing or clean any structure of tooth and/or oral soft tissue (tongue, cheek or gums etc.). The common examples of " tooth cleaning components " includes but not limited to brushing cluster, filament bristles, fiber bristles, nylon brush hair, covered with spiral brush, rubber bristles, elastomeric protrusions, flexible polymer projection, their combination and/or comprises the structure of this type of material or combination. Suitable elastomer material comprise be adapted in oral hygiene apparatuses use any biocompatible flexible material. In order to provide best comfort level and cleaning benefit, the elastomer material of tooth or soft tissue engagement element has the hardness property in the scope of A8 to A25 Shore hardness. A kind of suitable elastomer material is the styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS) manufactured by GLSCorporation. But, it is possible to use must from the SEBS material of other manufacturers or within pointed durometer level and outside other material.
The tooth cleaning components 143 of the present invention any mode known in the art can be connected to head 120. Such as, staple/ground tackle, cluster (IMT) or can be used to install cleaning element/tooth without grappling cluster (AFT) and engage element in mould. In AFT, plate or film are such as fixed to toothbrush head by ultra-sonic welded. Bristle extends through plate or film. The free end of the bristle on the side of plate or film performs cleaning function. The end of the bristle on another side of plate or film is fused together by heat and puts in place with grappling. The broad practice of the present invention can use the cleaning element of any suitable type. Alternatively, bristle is installed to bunch block or portion's section by the appropriate openings that extends through in bunch block so that the base portion of bristle be arranged within bunch block or under.
Rigid plate 140 comprises the substrate 144 with front surface 145 and rear surface substantially. The rear surface of substrate 144 and rear surface 142 coextensive of rigid plate 140. The front surface 145 of substrate 144 has the recessed dish 146 being formed at wherein. Recessed dish 146 is formed by upstanding wall 148, and upstanding wall 148 upwards extends from the base plate 147 of recessed dish 146. In addition, rigid plate 140 also comprises the head plate 149 being positioned in recessed dish 146. Head plate 149 is nested in recessed dish 146 so that the front surface of head plate 149 and front surface 145 coextensive of substrate 144 and put down together, thus forms the smooth and flat together surface of the head 120 of oral care implement 100. Multiple tooth cleaning components 143 is connected to the head plate 149 of rigid plate 140 and upwards extends from head plate 149.
Still referring to Fig. 3 to Fig. 4 A, as mentioned above, it is necessary, cantilever 130 extends from the far-end 112 of shank 110. More specifically, the far-end 112 of shank 110 comprises horizontal shoulder 113, and cantilever 130 longitudinally extends from horizontal shoulder 113. Cantilever 130 comprises front surface 131 and relative rear surface 132. Rigid plate 140 is positioned at above cantilever 130 so that Existential Space or gap 151 between the rear surface 142 and the front surface 131 of cantilever 130 of rigid plate 140. Therefore, as discussed above, rigid plate 140 is with cantilever 130 (with shank 110) isolation and is separated, to form the parts being separated completely with cantilever 130 (with shank 110). First resilient material 150 is filled in the gap 151 between rigid plate 140 and cantilever 130, so that rigid plate 140 is connected to cantilever 130 flexibly. Specifically, the portions of proximal 181 of rigid plate 140 is connected to the far-end 112 of shank 110 by the first resilient material 150 flexibly. The distal part 182 of rigid plate 140 is also connected to the far-end 137 of cantilever 130 by the first resilient material 150 flexibly. To complete, rigid plate 140 connects the cross side that cantilever 130 was also encapsulated and/or encapsulated to resilient material 150 to the elasticity of cantilever 130.
In the embodiment illustrated, the gap 151 between the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 and the front surface 131 of cantilever 130 filled completely by the first resilient material 150. But, the present invention is not confined to this in all embodiments, and in some other embodiment, the first resilient material 150 only provides the connection between rigid plate 140 and cantilever 130. In such embodiments, the first resilient material 150 extends to the sidewall of cantilever 130 from the sidewall of rigid plate 140, leaves air gap between the rear surface 142 and the front surface 130 of cantilever 130 of rigid plate 140 simultaneously. In such embodiments, rigid plate 140 keeps being separated by pivot structure 160 and cantilever 130, and pivot structure 160 will describe hereinafter in detail.
In certain embodiments, the first resilient material 150 is the thermoplastic elastomer of injection moulding. But, the present invention is not confined to this in all embodiments, and the first resilient material 150 can be other material, the pivotable that this material will be conducive to rigid plate 140 relative to cantilever 130 between the usage period of oral care implement 100, as will be discussed in more detail hereinafter. Such as, the first resilient material 150 can be formed by other rubber or elastomerics, includes but not limited to polyhutadiene, chloroprene, isoprene-isobutylene rubber, styrene butadiene, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer etc.
The head 120 of oral care implement 100 can describe with layer, to fully understand its structure. Specifically, cantilever 130 forms the rear longitudinal layer of head 120, and rigid plate 140 forms the front longitudinal layer of head 120. In addition, the first resilient material 150 covers the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 and the front surface 131 of cantilever 130, thus forms the middle longitudinal layer being positioned between front longitudinal layer and rear longitudinal layer. In the embodiment illustrated, resilient material 150 also covers horizontal shoulder 113 at far-end 112 place of shank 110. The layered structure of head 120 can be found out in Figure 4 A best.
Head 120 comprises front surface 106 and rear surface 107. The front surface 106 of head 120 and front surface 141 coextensive of rigid plate 140. The rear surface 107 of head 120 is partly by resilient material 150 and partly formed by cantilever 130. Therefore, the first resilient material 150 forms the first part 107A of the rear surface 107 of head 120, and the rear surface 132 of cantilever 130 forms the second section 107B of rear surface 107 of head 120. Therefore, the rear surface 132 of the first resilient material 150 and cantilever 130 combines the whole rear surface 107 forming head 120. This is owing to rigid plate 140 longitudinally extends beyond cantilever 130, as will be described in more detail.
As mentioned above, it is necessary, the first resilient material 150 covers the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140. In the embodiment illustrated, the first resilient material 150 covers the substantially whole rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140. But, in some other embodiment, the part of the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 can not contain the first resilient material 150. Such as, in certain embodiments, the periphery edge of the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 can not contain the first resilient material 150, and in some other embodiment, the central zone of the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 can not contain the first resilient material 150, as discussed above.
As mentioned above, it is necessary, head 120 also comprises the outstanding pivot structure 160 of front surface 131 from cantilever 130. Pivot structure 160 comprises top 161, and top 161 upwards extends from cantilever 130 and the space 151 that enters between the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 and the front surface 131 of cantilever 130. Therefore, due to its location in space 151, in the embodiment illustrated, pivot structure 160 is completely enclosed and surrounds in the first resilient material 150 and by the first resilient material 150. In the embodiment illustrated, pivot structure 160 extends from cantilever 130 to contact the rear surface 142 of (that is, surface contact) rigid plate 140. But, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in some other embodiment, space can be present between the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 and pivot structure 160. In such embodiments, space between the rear surface 142 and pivot structure 160 of rigid plate 140 can be filled with the first resilient material 150. As hereafter discussed in more detail with reference to Fig. 5 A-5D, rigid plate 140 is in response to being applied to the power of scrubbing of head 120 of oral care implement 100 and pivotally structure 160 pivotable.
In the embodiment illustrated, the first resilient material 150 appears as transparent so that pivot structure 160 is from the side-view of head 120. But, the invention is not restricted to the transparency of the first resilient material 150, and in certain embodiments, the first resilient material can be translucent or opaque.
In the embodiment illustrated, pivot structure 160 is the spherule of the spherical form substantially with top 161, and top 161 extends in gap 151 and forms dome-shaped upper surface. But, the present invention is not confined to the specified shape of pivot structure 160, size and configuration in all embodiments, and pivot structure 160 can present other spherule class shape, such as but not limited to oblate spheroid, long spheroid, spheroid, oval body or their any part or the pattern that truncates. Therefore, it is possible to for the present invention pivot structure 160 imagine except illustration those except shape.
In certain embodiments, pivot structure 160 is formed by the 2nd resilient material. In certain embodiments, the 2nd resilient material is stiffer than the first resilient material 150. Such as, pivot structure 160 can be formed by the resilient material with the Shore hardnes figure (such as, Durometer A hardness value) bigger than the first resilient material 150, and vice versa. In addition, in some other embodiment, the 2nd resilient material can be the material identical with the first resilient material 150. Further, in other embodiments, pivot structure 160 can be formed by rigid material, other material any that such as, any one or rigidity in hard plastic material discussed above is bigger than the first resilient material 150. Therefore, pivot structure 160 specifically is not limited by the elasticity forming the material of pivot structure 160, unless so specified in the claims.
With continued reference to Fig. 3 to Fig. 4 A, the connection being described in greater detail between cantilever 13, pivot structure 160 and rigid plate 140 is located with relative. Cantilever 130 comprises the cantilever pod 133 in the far-end 137 being formed at cantilever 130. The annular collar 134 that cantilever pod 133 comprises base plate 136 and the front surface 131 from cantilever 130 upwards extends. The bottom 162 (that is, spherule) of pivot structure 160 is nested in cantilever pod 133 with in the annular collar 134 of cantilever pod 133. Therefore, cantilever pod 133 and annular collar 134 form the housing of the bottom 162 being used for pivot structure 160. In certain embodiments, pivot structure 160 is positioned near the far-end 137 of cantilever 130.
In addition, as mentioned above, it is necessary, in the embodiment illustrated, the top 161 of pivot structure 160 and rear surface 142 surface contact of rigid plate 140. Therefore, in order to adapt to the domed surface on the top 161 of pivot structure 160, the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 comprises plate pod 159. The top 161 of pivot structure 160 is nested in the plate pod 159 in the rear surface 142 being formed at rigid plate 140. Wherein between the top 161 of pivot structure 160 and the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 Existential Space embodiment in (and even in some embodiments not comprising this kind of space), plate pod 159 can be omitted, and the rear surface 142 of rigid plate 140 can be flat surfaces.
Cantilever 130 comprises the first cross side 138 and the 2nd relative cross side 139. Rigid plate 140 comprises the first cross side 178 and the 2nd relative cross side 179. First cross side 178 of rigid plate 140 laterally extends beyond the first cross side 138 of cantilever 130. Similarly, the 2nd cross side 179 of rigid plate 140 laterally extends beyond the 2nd cross side 139 of cantilever 130. Therefore, rigid plate 140 has the horizontal width bigger than the horizontal width of cantilever 130.
In addition, rigid plate 140 longitudinally extends beyond the far-end 137 of cantilever 130. Specifically, rigid plate 140 can be divided into portions of proximal 181, distal part 182 and the centre portions between portions of proximal 181 and distal part 182 183. The centre portions 183 of rigid plate 140 is also between first cross side 178 and the 2nd cross side 179 of cantilever 130. The portions of proximal 181 of rigid plate 140 is positioned to relative with cantilever 130. The centre portions 183 of rigid plate 140 is positioned to contact (or do not have in the embodiment of associated contact relatively) with pivot structure 160. In addition, the distal part 182 of rigid plate 140 is longitudinally given prominence to or is extended beyond the far-end 137 of cantilever. Therefore, except wider than cantilever 130, rigid plate 140 also has the longitudinal length bigger than the longitudinal length of cantilever 130.
Referring to Fig. 5 A-5D, the movement of the rigid plate 140 of oral care implement 100 will be described. Rigid plate 140 can in response to being applied to the power of scrubbing of head 120 in all directions and pivotally structure 160 pivotable. More specifically, rigid plate 140 can in response to be applied to head power of scrubbing and pivotally structure 160 carry out 360 degree of pivoting actions. In addition, in some embodiment that pivot structure 160 is omitted wherein, rigid head portion plate 140 still may can depend on the hardness of the first resilient material 150, thickness and density and move.
First referring to Fig. 5 A, oral care implement 100 is depicted as to have and is applied to the first of head 120 in the direction of the arrow and scrubs power F1. When first scrubs power F1When being applied to head 120, rigid plate 140 is by arrow R1Pivotally structure 160 and relative to cantilever 130 pivotable in the sense of rotation of instruction. First scrubs power F1Cause rigid head portion 140 pivotally structure 160 pivotable so that the portions of proximal 181 of rigid head portion 140 deflect downward on the direction of cantilever 130. Specifically, power F is scrubbed first1When being applied to head 120, the movement that first part 191 is bending and/or flexure is to be conducive to rigid head portion 140 of the resilient material 150 between the portions of proximal 181 and the far-end 112 of shank 110 of rigid head portion 140. The movement of rigid head portion 140 is limited by pivot structure 160, because when not having pivot structure 160, rigid head portion 140 only can scrub power F in response to first1And on the direction towards cantilever 130 pan-down. By being incorporated to pivot structure 160, rigid head portion 140 can pivotable so that tooth cleaning components 143 scrubs power F in response to first1It is inclined upwardly to the applying of head 120 from the proximal 122 of head 120 to the distal side edge 121 of head 120.
Referring to Fig. 5 B, oral care implement 100 is depicted as to have and is applied to the 2nd of head 120 in the direction of the arrow and scrubs power F2. When the 2nd scrubs power F2When being applied to head 120, rigid plate 140 is by arrow R2Pivotally structure 160 and relative to cantilever 130 pivotable in the sense of rotation of instruction. 2nd scrubs power F2Cause rigid head portion 140 pivotally structure 160 pivotable so that the distal part 182 of rigid head portion 140 deflect downward on the direction of cantilever 130. Specifically, power F is scrubbed the 2nd2When being applied to head 120, the movement that second section 192 is bending and/or flexure is to be conducive to rigid head portion 140 of the resilient material 150 between the distal part 182 and the far-end 137 of cantilever 130 of rigid head portion 140. The movement of rigid head portion 140 is limited by pivot structure 160, because when not having pivot structure 160, rigid head portion 140 only can scrub power F in response to the 2nd2And on the direction towards cantilever 130 pan-down. By being incorporated to pivot structure 160, rigid head portion 140 can pivotable so that tooth cleaning components 143 scrubs power F in response to the 2nd2Tilt downwards to the applying of head 120 from the proximal 122 of head 120 to the distal side edge 121 of head 120.
Referring to Fig. 5 C, oral care implement 100 is depicted as to have and is applied to the 3rd of head 120 in the direction of the arrow and scrubs power F3. When the 3rd scrubs power F3When being applied to head 120, rigid plate 140 is by arrow R3Pivotally structure 160 and relative to cantilever 130 pivotable in the sense of rotation of instruction. 3rd scrubs power F3Cause rigid head portion 140 pivotally structure 160 pivotable so that the first cross side 178 deflect downward on the direction of cantilever 130 of rigid head portion 140. Specifically, power F is scrubbed the 3rd3When being applied to head 120, the movement that Part III 193 is bending and/or flexure is to be conducive to rigid head portion 140 of the resilient material 150 between first cross side 178 and the first cross side 138 of cantilever 130 of rigid head portion 140. The movement of rigid head portion 140 is limited by pivot structure 160, because when not having pivot structure 160, rigid head portion 140 only can scrub power F in response to the 3rd3And on the direction towards cantilever 130 pan-down. By being incorporated to pivot structure 160, rigid head portion 140 can pivotable so that this tooth cleaning components 143 scrubs power F in response to the 3rd3Tilt as shown in Figure 5 C to the applying of head 120.
Referring to Fig. 5 D, oral care implement 100 is depicted as to have and is applied to the 4th of head 120 in the direction of the arrow and scrubs power F4. When the 4th scrubs power F4When being applied to head 120, rigid plate 140 is by arrow R4Pivotally structure 160 and relative to cantilever 130 pivotable in the sense of rotation of instruction. 4th scrubs power F4Cause rigid head portion 140 pivotally structure 160 pivotable so that the 2nd cross side 179 deflect downward on the direction of cantilever 130 of rigid head portion 140. Specifically, power F is scrubbed the 4th4When being applied to head 120, the movement that Part IV 194 is bending and/or flexure is to be conducive to rigid head portion 140 of the resilient material 150 between the 2nd cross side 179 and the 2nd cross side 139 of cantilever 130 of rigid head portion 140. The movement of rigid head portion 140 is limited by pivot structure 160, because when not having pivot structure 160, rigid head portion 140 only can scrub power F in response to the 4th4And on the direction towards cantilever 130 pan-down. By being incorporated to pivot structure 160, rigid head portion 140 can pivotable so that this tooth cleaning components 143 scrubs power F in response to the 4th4Tilt as shown in fig. 5d to the applying of head 120.
Except the movement of rigid plate 140 as above, in the embodiment that pivot structure 160 is formed by resilient material wherein, rigid plate 140 also can in response to scrub any one in power as above and on the direction of cantilever 130 pan-down. In addition, except the power of scrubbing except those described herein can be applied to head 120, and each power of scrubbing will cause rigid plate 140 pivotable in a different direction. Therefore, as mentioned above, it is necessary, rigid head portion 140 can carry out the pivoting action of 360 degree in response to being applied to the scrubbing power of head. Therefore, oral care implement 100 cause can the flexible head toothbrush of pivotable in all directions, with gap between brushing teeth, gums and tooth better as required.
Forward Fig. 6 to, oral care implement 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Oral care implement 200 is similar to oral care implement 100 in many. Therefore, for brevity, the explanation of the parts described in conjunction with oral care implement 100 above will no longer repeat about oral care implement 200. In addition, similar parts will be similarly numbered, the difference is that the numbering by using 200 series. The CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICATION of the parts of the above oral care implement 100, material and configuration are applicable to oral care implement 200 equally, unless specifically stated so.
Oral care implement 200 comprises shank 210 and head 220 substantially. Head comprises cantilever 230, rigid plate 240, first resilient material 250 and pivot structure 260 (that is, spherule). Multiple tooth cleaning components 243 outwards extends from the front surface 241 of rigid plate 240. In addition, separate between the rear surface 242 of rigid plate 240 and the front surface 231 of cantilever 230, thus form gap 251 between the two. Gap 251 is filled with the first resilient material 250 by combined mouth chamber care appliance 100 above in the way of describing. Therefore, oral care implement 200 can in response to be applied to head 220 power of scrubbing and with the same way described above pivotally structure 160 carry out the pivoting action of 360 degree.
Cantilever 230 comprises cantilever pod 233, and a part for pivot structure 260 is nested in this cantilever pod 233. In addition, cantilever pod 233 comprises annular collar 234. In oral care implement 200, cantilever 230 also comprise by annular collar 234 from the front surface 231 of cantilever 230 passage 295 to the rear surface 232 of cantilever 230. The bottom 262 of pivot structure 260 extends through passage 295 and is exposed on the rear surface 207 of head 220.
In addition, oral care implement 200 comprises the post 296 extending through pivot structure 260. Post 296 has the first end 297 being connected to cantilever 230 and the 2nd end 298 being connected to rigid plate 240. Post 296 provides stable tie point between cantilever 230 and rigid plate 240. In the embodiment illustrated, cantilever 230, post 296 and rigid plate 240 are formed by hard plastic material. But, the present invention is not confined to this in all embodiments, and in some other embodiment, and each in cantilever 230, post 296 and rigid plate 240 can separately be formed and relatively latter stage in the fabrication process links together.
In some other embodiment, post 296 can form a part for pivot structure 260. In such embodiments, post 296 can provide rigid connecting contact between pivot structure 260 and rigid plate 240. Post 296 comprises little cross-sectional area so that post 296 does not limit or otherwise affects rigid plate 240 as described in detail herein relative to the ability of cantilever 230 pivotable.
As used in the text, scope is used as the abbreviation of each value described within the scope of this. Any value in scope can be elected to be the end points of this scope. In addition, all references cited herein is all incorporated herein in full with way of reference. When definition in the disclosure and the definition contradiction of the reference quoted, it is as the criterion with the disclosure.
Although foregoing description and accompanying drawing depict the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it should be understood that various increase, amendment and replacement can be made when not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as limited in the following claims. Specifically, for it will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that when not departing from its spirit or when necessary characteristic, the present invention can be embodied as other concrete form, structure, layout, ratio, size and adopt other element, material and parts. Those skilled in the art will know, the present invention can be combined in the multiple amendment of structure used in the enforcement of the present invention, layout, ratio, size, material and parts etc. and use, and these amendments are particularly useful for concrete environment and operational requirement and do not depart from the principle of the present invention. Therefore current the disclosed embodiments are regarded as all being explanation property in all respects but not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims and is not limited to foregoing description or embodiment.
Claims (25)
1. an oral care implement, comprising:
Shank, its longitudinally axis proximally extend to far-end;
Head, comprising:
Cantilever, it is connected to the described far-end of described shank and longitudinally extends from the described far-end of described shank;
Rigid plate, it has front surface and rear surface, and described rigid plate is positioned at above described cantilever so that described rigid plate is by separating between gap and described cantilever; And
The first resilient material in described gap, described rigid plate is connected to described cantilever by flexibly, and described first resilient material covers the described rear surface of described rigid plate and the described front surface of described cantilever;
Multiple tooth cleaning components, it is connected to the described front surface of described rigid plate and extends from the described front surface of described rigid plate; It is characterized in that:
Described oral care implement also comprises the spherule given prominence to from the front surface of described cantilever, and described spherule encapsulated by described first resilient material;
Described rigid plate in response to be applied to described head power and around described spherule pivotable; And
The described rear surface surface contact of described spherule and described rigid plate.
2. oral care implement according to claim 1, it is characterised in that, described rigid plate can carry out the pivoting action of 360 degree in response to being applied to described the scrubbing power of head around described spherule.
3. oral care implement according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described cantilever and described shank are formed by rigid material.
4. oral care implement according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described cantilever comprises cantilever pod, and the bottom nested of described spherule is in described cantilever pod.
5. oral care implement according to claim 4, it is characterised in that, described cantilever pod comprises annular collar, and the described bottom nested of described spherule is in described annular collar.
6. oral care implement according to claim 5, it is characterised in that, described cantilever pod also comprises base plate.
7. oral care implement according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described cantilever comprises the passage of the rear surface being extended to described cantilever by described annular collar from the described front surface of described cantilever, and the described bottom exposed of described spherule is on the rear surface of described head.
8. oral care implement according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, also comprise the plate pod in the described rear surface being formed at described rigid plate, the top nested of described spherule is in described plate pod.
9. oral care implement according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, the portions of proximal of described rigid plate is connected to the described far-end of described shank by described first resilient material flexibly.
10. oral care implement according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described spherule comprises the domed surface that the described rear surface with described rigid plate contacts.
11. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described rigid plate longitudinally extends beyond the far-end of described cantilever.
12. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described rigid plate laterally extends beyond the first and second cross sides of described cantilever.
13. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterized in that, described rigid plate comprises distal part, portions of proximal and the centre portions between described distal part and described portions of proximal, the described distal part of described rigid plate longitudinally protrudes past the far-end of described cantilever, the described portions of proximal of described rigid plate is relative with described cantilever, and the described centre portions of described rigid plate contacts with described spherule.
14. oral care implements according to claim 13, it is characterized in that, described rigid plate comprises the first lateral side part and the 2nd lateral side part, described centre portions is between described first and second lateral side part, wherein, and described first and second lateral side part of described rigid plate laterally protrude past the first and second cross sides of described cantilever.
15. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described spherule is positioned at the proximate distal ends of described cantilever.
16. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described spherule is formed by the 2nd resilient material.
17. oral care implements according to claim 16, it is characterised in that, described 2nd resilient material is harder than described first resilient material.
18. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described spherule is formed by rigid material.
19. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described rigid plate extends to the proximal of described head from the distal side edge of described head.
20. oral care implements according to claim 19, it is characterised in that, the periphery edge of described rigid plate forms the periphery edge of described head.
21. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterized in that, described first resilient material forms the first part of the described rear surface of described head, and the rear surface of described cantilever forms the second section of described rear surface of described head.
22. the oral care implement according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, described rigid plate comprises: substrate, and described substrate has front surface, and described front surface has the recessed dish being formed at wherein; And head plate, it is positioned in described recessed dish, and described multiple tooth cleaning components is connected to described head plate.
23. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, comprise the post extending through described spherule further, described post has the first end being connected to described cantilever and is connected to the 2nd end of described rigid plate.
24. oral care implements according to the arbitrary item in claim 1 to 2, it is characterised in that, the described far-end of described shank comprises horizontal shoulder, and described cantilever extends from described horizontal shoulder.
25. oral care implements according to claim 24, it is characterised in that, described first resilient material covers described horizontal shoulder.
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